[2019] I hope sniping is not just tacked on.

In real life snipers may play the most crucial role in hostage situations. A well made sniper rifle will be able to hit a head sized target from 500 yards with the first shot, be able to penetrate armor the small arms of the assaulters cannot, and always have the element of surprise. I was a bit concerned when I heard they are just part of the planning phase and you switch to them with a tablet. It makes it seem like it will be just a stationary sniper staring at a certain window hoping someone walks past it, in the trailers it didn't even show that you can zoom out from ads.

I think it would be much better if you could spawn in as a sniper with the ability to dynamically choose your own firing positions, deploy your bipod, adjust for wind and bullet drop, then take out targets as you see fit. It's important to note that even though snipers can shoot very far in police situations they often shoot very close like 50 yards. So they would not have to make the maps very big, possibly just make some rooftops and building floors open.

I'm not too educated on what weapons police snipers use. I'm under the impression they just use whatever they want. But some I'd like to see are the AWP, Barrett bolt action, and M24. If they aren't planning to do what I said I'm at least hoping for 1 or 2 cool sniper missions!